Passionfruit is a vine of passion flower that is native to southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. It’s common names, besides passionfruit, include maracuja in Portuguese, maracuya or parcha in Spanish, grenadille or fruit de la passion in French and liliko’i in Hawaiian. Take a look below for 23 more fun and interesting facts…

The papaya is one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It’s believed to have originated somewhere in the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. Take a look below for 25 more interesting and fascinating facts about papayas. 1. Native to Mexico and…

The orange is a fruit of the citrus species Citrus x sinensis in the family Rutaceae. The fruit is sometimes called a sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus x aurantium, which is referred to as bitter orange. Take a look below for 28 more fun and interesting facts about oranges. 1. The…

The tangerine is an orange colored citrus fruit that’s closely related to, or possibly a type of, mandarines. The name was first used for fruit that came from Tangier, Morocco, which described it as a mandarin variety. Take a look below for 23 more interesting and fascinating facts about tangerines. 1. Under the Tanaka classification…

The mandarin orange, which is also known as the mandarin or mandarine, is a small citrus tree with a fruit resembling other oranges, usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Take a look below for 24 more fun and fascinating facts about the mandarin orange. 1. Reddish-orange mandarin cultivars are sometimes marketed as tangerines, but…

A clementine is a hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange. The exterior is a deep orange color with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into 7 to 14 segments. Take a look below for 22 more fun and interesting facts about clementines. 1. Clementines are very similar to tangerines,…

The blood orange is a type of orange with crimson, almost blood-colored flesh. The distinctive dark flesh color is due to the presence of anthocyanins, a family of antioxidant pigments common to many flowers and fruit, but uncommon in citrus fruits. Take a look below for 23 more interesting and fascinating facts about blood oranges….

The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning “European olive,” is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China. Take a look below for 28 more interesting and fascinating facts about…

The peach is a deciduous tree native to the region of Northwest China between the Tarim Basin and the north slopes of the Kunlun Shan mountains, where it was first domesticated and cultivated. Take a look below for 28 more fun and interesting facts about peaches. 1. Peaches belong to the genus Prunus which also…

Mulberries are a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. They are made up of 10 to 16 species of deciduous trees that grow wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions. Take a look below for 24 more fun and fascinating facts about mulberries. 1. The closely related genus Broussonetia is also…